Thank you Nigel
I already picked that up.
I do however believe that the DOL is making a huge mistake.
First-aid as required by GSR3 should stay within the GFETQSF and not be part of the OQSF. Nobody appointed in these roles are performing a trade or occupation. They are only there in a part time capacity and do not practice First-aid on a full…[Read more]

I would also like to add the following, just to blow the fish out of the water. GSR3(4) does NOT prescribe that an employee must have a valid first aid certificate. So the need for credit bearing training as part of a SDP is irrelevant. All the regulation requires is that a qualified person must be readily available at the workplace. So if you…[Read more]

It took me a few minutes but I spotted the issue picked up by Nigel. The latest notice is a correction on the one issued August 2017, which was a replacement of the September 2016 notice.
The August 2017 notice referred to Regulation 3(4)a), which refers to the SA Red Cross society.
The December notice fixed that mistake to refer to regulation…[Read more]

I’m just wondering, but do all training providers on this platform stick to the NQF and SAQA? Or are there some who also operate within the “already qualified” arena offering Continual Professional Development?

If it is just an LMS Platform you want, try Moodle. It’s free. But it does take some getting used to and you have to set up your own courses. As I said, it is just a platform. One good thing though is that it can be integrated with a SA based online payment gateway.

I bet you will not respond to this post, but I just realised how much marketing power this group with its 650 members have. Can you imagine if we all contributed R500 per month to a marketing campaign, we will be able to spend R325 000 just on advertising our collective services? That’s R325 000 per month! And if you consider the cost of a quarter…[Read more]